Indirect Sourcing Specialist at Alstom

Purpose of the Job

• To support Indirect Sourcing Manager and indirect team activities by conducting all required analyses and supporting the execution of strategic development, tendering processes, spend analysis, Stakeholder management and contract administration, price escalation, procurement governance and APSYS process implementation
• Manage the different savings initiatives and support WPC / O on streamlining the initiatives with the budget allocated. Assist the PRSM team with APSYS road Map and all audits related to Indirect sourcing

 Key responsibilities include the following:

• Determine historical spend
• Forecast future demand based on business unit plans
• Liaise with external supplier and market researchers to understand market trends and cost drivers
• Consolidate the Indirect spent per commodity to formulate a strategy
• Liaise with central on the market codes and the impact it has on daily operations
• Change agent between internal stakeholders
• Consolidate price escalation indexes on a yearly basis, ensuring the process starts 3 months in advance vs the base date
• Align with legal team and formulate strategic direction with regard to standard contract conditions for Gibela use in Procurement of assets, goods and services.
• Provide standard conditions of tendering for use throughout Gibela
• Advise on use of standard contracts and special contracts • Advise on contracting and tendering strategy and contracting process strategy
• Identify new legislation which will affect Gibela’ s Procurement environment and advise on appropriate action with regards to contractual policy and legal perspective.
• Responsible for contract management and supplier management during the contract phase
• Identify developments and triggers for future demand shifts
• Determine their impact on Procurement activities
• Assist the Indirect Manager and Lead to develop sourcing strategies
• Map commodity sourcing performance against set targets/KPIs and identify risk areas
• Track and report contract performance summary

Key measurements :

• Manage Sourcing, tendering and negotiation activity relating to a commodity  / subcategory in order to deliver contracting arrangements which will deliver maximum value for Gibela
• Create a contract dashboard and analyse revision formulae
• Monitor contract and supplier performance through a set of structured matrix and key performance indicators
• Align Global contract to local regulations
• Ensure all Gibela contract pricing and appendices are reviewed for budget allocation, legal terms and treasury regulation
• Liaises with the relevant Manager for most of their time.
• Interfaces with Contract Management, Legal and ESD
• Also interacts with other Specialist / Analysts to share insights, tips and tricks.
• Communicates with business stakeholders to extract data, assess business requirements, analyse spend and as part of implementing sourcing strategies.
• Communicates with suppliers (e.g. when running RFI, RFP or RFQ processes).
• Manage the relationship with legal sourcing, contracts and end users in relations to contract executions

Requirements:

• Degree in Commerce, Law, Engineering or Logistics.
• Minimum 8 /10 years of experience in Procurement, Contract Management, same/similar Industry work experience
• Procurement professional background and/Procurement /Law Society/ Contract and Dispute Management/technical background

Closing Date : 19 December 2022